Body of Class 7 Rape Victim Found Hanging in Faridpur

Local Correspondent

The hanging body of a schoolgirl, who was recently raped, was recovered in Saltha, Faridpur. On Wednesday morning (May 7), her lifeless body was found suspended inside her family home. The victim was a seventh-grade student at a local school.

Saltha Police Station reported that Sohail Rana (22), from Pratappur village in Faridpur Sadar’s Kaijuri Union, had developed a romantic relationship with the minor by falsely promising marriage. The girl’s mother works abroad, while her father and brother are daily wage laborers. On March 14, Sohail raped her when she was alone at home.

The victim’s father filed a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act at Saltha Police Station. RAB arrested Sohail from Patuakhali on April 20, and he remains jailed.

Family members stated that after Sohail’s arrest, his family attempted mediation, humiliating the girl. Emotionally shattered, she committed suicide by hanging herself inside her home on Wednesday morning. Police recovered the body upon notification.

Saltha Police Station OC Ataur Rahman confirmed the body was sent for autopsy. Initial findings suggest the girl’s family proposed marriage to Sohail, but his family’s refusal allegedly drove her to suicide.